"As 2018 draws to a close, l’m continuing a favorite tradition of mine and sharing my year-end lists. It gives me a moment to pause and reflect on the year through the books, movies, and music that I found most thought-provoking, inspiring, or just plain loved," Obvama wrote.

by SaharaReporters, New YorkDec 28, 2018

Former United States President Barack Obama has released his list of favourite songs, movies and books of 2018.

The list was released on Friday evening on his official Instagram page, and featured Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie's 'Americanah'.

Also on the list of his favourite books for the year is Nelson Mandela's 'Long Walk to Freedom', while 'Black Panther' was on the list of his favourite movies.

The Carters, featuring Beyonce and Jay-Z, made it to the list of his artistes who released one of his favourite songs, while American rapper, Carid B, also featured on the list.

Alongside pictures of the list, Obama wrote: "As 2018 draws to a close, l’m continuing a favorite tradition of mine and sharing my year-end lists. It gives me a moment to pause and reflect on the year through the books, movies, and music that I found most thought-provoking, inspiring, or just plain loved. It also gives me a chance to highlight talented authors, artists, and storytellers, some who are household names and others who you may not have heard of before. Swipe through to see my best of 2018 list. I hope you enjoy reading, watching, and listening."

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FAVORITE SONGS OF 2018Apes"t by The Carters Bad Bad News by Leon BridgesCould've Been by H.E.R. (feat. Bryson Tiller)Disco Yes by Tom Misch (feat. Poppy Ajudha) Ekombe by Jupiter 8: OkwessEvery Time I Hear That Song by Brandi CarlileGirl Goin’ Nowhere by Ashley McBrydeHistoria De Un Amor by Tonina (feat. Javier Limon and Tali Rubinstein) ILike It by Cardi B (feat. Bad Bunny and J Balvin) Kevin's Heart by J. Cole King For A Day by Anderson East Love Lies by Khalid Ex Normanl Make Me Feel by Janelle Monae Mary Don‘t You Weep (Piano 8: A Microphone 1983 Version) by Prince My Own Thing by Chance the Rapper (feat. Joey Purp)Need a Little Time by Courtney Barnett Nina Cried Power by Hozier (feat. Mavis Staples) Nterini by Fatoumata DiawaraOne Trick Ponies by Kurt Vile Turnin' Me Up by BJ The Chicago Kid Wait by the River by Lord HuronWow Freestyle by Jay Rock (feat. Kendrick Lamar) And in honor of one of the great jazz singers of all time, who died this year, a classic album: The Great American Songbook by Nancy Wilson

FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2018 Annihilation Black PantherBlachKlamman BlindspottingBurning The Death of Stalin Stalin Eighth Grad. If Beale Street Could Talk Leave No TraceMinding the Gap The Rider RomaShoplifters Support the Girls Won‘t You Be My Neighbour

FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2018Becoming by Michelle Obama (obviously my favorite!) An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live. and Die by Keith Payne Educated by Tara Westover Factfulness by Hans Rosling Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging by Alex Wagner A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi we Thiong'o A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History by Mitch Landrieu Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela The New Geography of Jobs by Enrico Moretti The Return by Hisham Mater Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Warlight by Michael Ondaatje Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen The World As It Is by Ben Rhodes Here are my other favorite books of 2018: American Prison by Shane Bauer Arthur Ashe: A Life by Raymond Anenauk Asymmetry by Lisa Helliday Feel Free by Zadie Smith Florida by Lauren Groff Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight Immigrant, Montana by Amitava Kumar The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark There There by Tommy Orange Washington Black by Eli Edugyen

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